Healthline: Why People Love Chocolate: It's How It Melts in the Mouth

“Their study findings suggest humans love chocolate mostly because of the feel and texture of the fat content on its outermost layers breaking down in our mouth as we chew.

The satisfaction we get from eating chocolate, then, comes mostly from the way our tongue and salivary glands or saliva interact with the fat content in the chocolate.

The researchers also concluded that fat content deeper inside the chocolate plays a rather limited role and could be reduced without having an impact on the feel or sensation of chocolate.

Simply put, the fat content from chocolate that touches our taste buds first matters a lot more to our overall satisfaction than any of the fat content in the innermost layers.”

My Takeaways:

• What makes chocolate taste so good? Researchers found that the interaction of the outer fat layers breaking down and “melting” in our mouth accounts for the delectable taste that we experience when placing a piece of chocolate in our mouth.

• They also found that the fat content in the inside of the chocolate may play a much more limited role opening up possibilities to maybe reduce the overall fat content of chocolate without comprising the overall taste and enjoyment that comes with it.

• Chocolate is a great dessert, with dark chocolate especially boasting a high profile of antioxidants which beats even those of berries. However commercial chocolate can be quite loaded with fat and sugar which harm can easily outweigh the benefits of consuming chocolates. It’s important to consider moderation when we eat these delicious treats!

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